Conserving Carolina Takes Important Step to Connect Oklawaha Greenway to Blue Ridge Community College
On January 27, Conserving Carolina announced that it had purchased 23.6 acres south of Jackson Park. This new land “could be home to a new stretch of the Oklawaha Greenway, winding through restored wetlands and forming part of a link to Blue Ridge Community College.”
For more information, see the Conserving Carolina website.
Also see stories in the Hendersonville Times-News and the Hendersonville Lightning.
Hendersonville’s 3.5 mile Oklawaha Greenway winds through wetlands, meadows and forests to connect four parks. It takes its name from a Cherokee word meaning “slowly moving muddy waters” because much of the Greenway runs along Mud Creek, a key part of the Henderson County watershed. The Greenway currently has two birding “hot spots” designated by eBird because of the wide variety of birds it attracts. Wildflowers, native trees and small mammals abound. The fully paved Greenway is a five-minute drive from downtown Hendersonville and easily accessible from five convenient parking areas.
